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IX-MEDrORD MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday, May J, 1948 MEDFORDi UNE Evaryon. tn Bjntnm Orsiea . i- ...II T.IHitna" Pally Imp Saturday Published by lmDFORD PRINTING CO. fT-XS North Fir St. Phona 11 ROBERT W. RUHU Editor. RNEST R, G1L3TRAP. Manas. RSKB GREY, Advertising Mgr. TwunltflrtM Manaain. Editor ARTHUR PERRY, Sunday aMItor URS. OLIVE STARCHER, 800. Editor (aKIUlLiU M u.... An Icdepandent Newapaper. Bntared as aecond .lass mattar at aladford. Oregon, under Act 01 ""0"1- March 3. 1870. . SUUSCKIPTION RATES y Mall In Advance ally and Sunday-on. year SO Dally and Sunday six months 4 00 Dally and Sunday threa mo.. S.10 Daily and Sunday one month., ja By Carrier In Advance Medford. 'Ashland. Central point. Jackaon villa, Cold Hill, Phoenix, Talent and on motor roules: Dally and Sunday one yaar.S.M Dally and Sunday-Kne month 7 All terms cash In advance. Official Paper of the City of Medford Official Paper of Jackson County United Press roll Leased Wire ' MEMBER OP AUDIT BUREAU or CIRCULATIONS Advertising Representative WEST-HOU.IDAY COMPANY. INC. Offlcee In New York Chicago, De troit San FTanclsco. Los Anfeles, Se attle, Portland. St Louis, Atlanta. 0(i0NLrJ$PiPfl Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Parry An nhhrevlntlnn for the full name of the San Francisco con ference Is "UNCOIN". To the average American, It looks too much like what's been going on the last decade, and, the nation can't stand much more uncoin lng. The people of Italy, and the law of retribution finally caught ud with II Duce Mussolini though It took them 20 years to do It. Dead and disgraced, he was defiled In a vengeful purge In the city park of Milan, more savage than civilized. Many who spat at him Sunday, in his days of power tanatically cheered his demagoguery, approved his tyr anny, and followed slavishly, though he beat them with rub- . ber hoses, and made them drink castor oil. (News reel showing his balcony struttlngs, and facial contortions, were rare comedy to American theatregoers.) He was a vile rapscallion, and ego tistical dictator, who took dicta tion from nobody not even his own conscience. Then, he fell in with bad companions (Hitler) and went downhill fast to the inglorious finish. 0 o "He closed his eyes and went en watching her still pale face". (Redbook Mag.) Slick trick. 00 3. Tannehtll Walker, 6, has now popped out as a "Pirate", the new role being due to seeing a school play In which bold buc caneers cavorted and sang bass. Master Walker in his varied career has been a locomotive (with a cab in front), Klamath Indian with war paint, cowboy, gold miner, commando, Gen. MacArthur, Admiral Nlmlti, and a masked wrestler. In about 12 more years, he will make up his mind. e . MASTER CROOK (Siskiyou News) "SNEAK THIEVES who get salt and pepper shakers from local cafes are common but some expert baffled the White Circle outfit by getting the shakers plus the sugar bowl Saturday night." a Col. Emory Bluojay reports he was shot at, and missed, four times Tues. by a boy with a .22 rifle. "One of the pellets nearly hit Jen Wren In the middle of her song to the dying day", Col. Bluejay said. "The assailant Is the same scallaway who a week before Christmas scattered bread crumbs on the lawn for mem bers of the Worm and Earwig division, and then wrote to Santa Claus about it. How his folks would howl if a bird tried to peck his eyes out!" e a "PISTOL RIVER MAN AND WOMAN WED" (Del Norte Triplicate). The usual and tradi tional combination. a a The United Nations parley voted to admit Argentina, over the objections of Russia, but denied the same right to Poland. While the late "good neighbor" was flirting with the Nazis, the Poles fought them. a "Bleakest of all outlooks In the coming peace Is that of the innumerable commentators, un less It can be arranged that six or eight attend every dog fight on Main street." (Sen. Soaper In Ogn.) Horrible possibility. ... Optimists report the return of peace will bring better auto driving, due to gasoline and tire rationing of the war. One can remember the days when the return of legal liquor was going to do the same, and, besides, cut the taxes in two, J. Wesley Bates, the tonsorialist argued. The name of Chill comes from the Indian word "tchill," mean ing snow, Editorial Correspondence San Francisco, April 29: What NEXTI The first time it was in the Biltmore barber shop. Now the same thing happens In the Peace Conference Assembly, under the very eyes and nose of Foreign t-ommissar raoioiov. In March the International News was to blame. Now, according to the U. P. the A. P. must take the respon slbllity. . , . . . Well, whoever IS responsible, It Is an outrage and a shame and if Justice were done the San Francisco Call-Bulletin would refund about a thousand bucks to the deluded purchasers of its "Red Banner Extree" and publicly hang Fnr there is no excuse for such The "Call" printed nothing in 5 o'clock extra with "Nazis fcjuit," frnnt rtnefe. What If there were rumors to that effect? There are always rumors during war. No responsible newspaper should put out an extra and take hard-earned cash statement like that unless the This renort had none at any tlmel The "Call" should at least have '! renorted" or something of that But there it was unqualified Bay area the "Call" had a beat could get them off the press. Of course there were rumors, We were surprised at the large attendance at the Saturday afternoon nlenarv session and newspaper man from Canton, Ohio. "Don't you know what is on the tapis? ne wmsperea. "What is It?" "This is straight from Stettlnlus Molotov is to preside this afternoon so he can make the rendered UNCONDITIONALLY! nlus to Washington, he is leaving This rjronouncement was accompanied by such a heavy scent of spiritous frumenti, that we took it with a grain of salt, and yet the man was plainly not pie-eyed even U he had started early to celebrate the end of the war in Europe. ' We left our seat and hastened floor to check the sensational report. Yes. the U. P. had heard it. and believe it the report was all over the place but they could find no basis for it whatever. They would tip us off at once if there was anything to it. So we returned to our seat and Canton that he was all wet, Inside was nothing to it. "The U. P. is nuts," was the fake armistice story, they are a lot of saps and are getting the pants beat off 'em in this man's war. Take it from me that's the dope it i all fixed up. Hang on nowl" Obviously an A. P. zealot so there was nothing to the report. "S-s-h," was the comeback, "I I don't bet. I am a Presbyterian!" e e And Comrade Molotov did take proceedings "with a smile," according to the Chronicle, "obvi ously delighted that the Peace Conference should thus officially recognize the Russian envoy and even mort important the Russian language." Ok, but If M. Molotov has really smiled since he reached San Francisco, or shown any signs of amusement or pleasure as far as facial expressions are concerned, your correspondent has missed both. The Foreign Commissar of the Soviet Socialistic Republics has got no face in the usual meaning pletely expressionless MASK, supporting a pair or black lusteriess eyes behind an old-fashioned pince-nez It does not register emo tions, it completely hides them IF anyl And to support our contention let any reporter at yesterday's session deny this: When M. Mootov was presented with a copy of this now notorious Red Call "extree", we examined his face as carefully as the absence of our field glasses permitted, and defy anyone to have told from his expression what his emotional reactions were. Certainly no one can claim the Foreign Minister of Russia is so completely ignorant of the English language that he did not know what those box-car letters in red ink, "Nazis Quit," meant! But the blank expression on that colorless face did not change In the slightest nor later when apparently the Interpreters translated the text. The Call "Extra" certainly startled, fooled and delighted the people of San Francisco, but It did not faze M. Molotov or put him off his routine for a single Instant. We wager there Is a pretty keen, wise, sophisticated mind clicking behind that oriental mask. And let this also be recorded. While the people that Is the civilians in San Francisco were taken In by this perversion of "enterprising Journalism" and fell for the extra like a thousand bricks, the men in the service soldiers and sailors did NOT. We had to leave the conference before adjournment and hurry over to Oakland for a dinner date. En route we button-holed every soldier and sailor In sight, and practically every one had an "extra" In his hand. When we got off at Piedmont station, a cab squeaked up to the curb, a muscular looking gent with a cauliflower ear and a half chewed cigar In his face hopped out and dropped a huge package of papers at the feet of the news-stand proprietor as he cut the twine with a knife and hopped back into the car. "There's your extree," he yelled, "the Nazis have quit!" In less than IS minutes they were all gone we had to wait 20, and a large proportion to men in uniform. Yet we found none who believed it, and the more service stripes they wore the more sceptical they were. a a e a "Don't believe a word of it," was almost the universal reaction. "Just another damn newspaper fake" was the way one middle aged marine with bronze medals hanging below his service stripe, expressed It though ha reserved Judgment apparently until he had read everything he could find on the front page. And later at the airport officers club, It was the same. Over In Market Street and Union Square they were celebrating the end of the war in Europe. There was no celebration at the officers club where many were getting ready to push off on Monday! They had heard the report BUT they didn't believe It! a a a a a It's really too bad. When the news of Germany's surrender does come, we venture 'to sny half the people won't believe it, but dismiss it all as another newspaper or radio fake. And thus they will miss a lot of fun and excitement not be ready to Join In the celebration until It is over. But it is more serious than that. Such "Jumping the gun" on vital war newt during such a criti cal period might really cause serious Illness among those who have sons and daughters in active service even death. And such practices undermine public confidence In the press confidence that has been shaken enough through recent years as It Is. If W. R. Hearst cared anything about the integrity of the press as a dependable medium of Information, he would fire the man or men on the Call responsible for that "Red Extree" of April 28th, 1945 It really amounted to nothing less than getting money under false pretenses. We are getting rather sorry for the East Indians at this hotel. They are an unusually Intelligent and attractive group and they are extremely earnest. But It surely looks to a man up a tree, as If they would get nowhere at this conference. They make speeches, hold meetings and pass out pamphlets, maintaining the official Indian delegation to this conference Is nothing but a stooge set up for Churchill (they hate Churchill) and only Nehru and Azad can speak for the people of India. But to date at least no one pays the slightest attention to them. This may change before the conference ends, for India has a case. But as of this writing they appear to be lost In tha shuffle In spite of their zeal and devotion. ' a Wa regret to state that, at the conference meeting yesterday afternoon Lord Halifax of the British delegation, went to sleep right In the middle of General Carlos P. Ramulo's Impassioned and eloquent speech. Carlos Ramulo, by the way, Is the same little man from tha Philippines -be can't be much over five feet, on Its head In the sname. things! its news columns to Justify that piasterea in rea inK ail over ine for it, with a blanket, unequivocal same had some official sanction. moauiea me nazis un wun sort in any way and all over the and sold the extras as fast as they so remarked to our neighbor, a announcement; Germany has sur The President has called StetU- on the S o'clock plane." to the U. P. booth on the first were busy checking, nut didn't informed our compatriot from and out the U. P. said there reply, "since they got out that to your seat, it won t oe long we offered to bet him a dollar up the gavel and start off the of the term. It is a pale, com Inch In height who took the Democratic convention by storm last June, in seconding the nomination of President Roosevelt. He is also, we believe, an aide to General MacArthur and really deserves the title of the silver-tongued orator of the South Pacific. He can really orate! R.W.R. News Behind The News By Paul MaJIon San Francisco, May 2 The lid on inside news has been sealed out here, but information from Washing ton sugg e s t s President Tru man has been dee ply anxi ous about the Russian a 1 1 i tude. A sena t o r 1 a 1 caller came back from t h White House a few days back Paul station with the pri vate report mat our whole relations with Russia were "not of the best." There is a general fear which congress apparently shares with Mr. T. that Russia regards this security conference lightly and is emoarklng upon an imperial istic program which may not stop with this war. a a a THUS a hardening realism ReemS to hA ilnunlnnino ai top oi mis government, which is cuusiueraDiy aiiierent irom the super-optimism of the past, When even th mnct ilanoiirniie developments, threatening our toreign policy were always in temreted with fh (Hon that everything would be all right in uic ena. mere aDDears 10 De less inrTinntinn in nurcio iht, thenrv that purvthlna ,'a tr- tUa best in this best of all possible worlds. In jhort, .we have been forced In fne nVvpl with which Russia has presented us in the progressive develop ment of her foreign policy in conflict with our hopes. Other authentic advices from Ihe inside nietlire Mr Truman as navinsr returner! tn fh Atinn. tic Charter as the basis for his dealing through State Secretary Stettinius'with the other nations here. He also has swung his suo- 'OOrt to the nrmv-nnw nrnirrn m for obtaining outlying bases for the United States, perhaps not the whole way yet. But presum- aoiy ne nas dropped the original Stettinius idea of international trusteeshiDs. Thev he fears what will happen in the Orient if the United States reaches out ton fnr in and he does not know how t-nina and other Oriental nations might look at such acquisitions one one nand or how Britain and France may regard an ex tenion of the principles of the Atlantic Charter In tha nri.nt On the other, would France, tor instance, insist upon main taining her Imperialistic sphere In Indo-China if we take bases? Will the Dutch give their East Indies self irnvernment? will thu British insist on hanging on tol oiLgopurB unacr us old empire arrangement? Would the British go back into Hong Kong? What would China think of that and Its application to the matter of our taking bases while maintain ing our insistence on the Atlan tic Charter? Apparently he Is turning these thines over in h! minri nnA hae reached only one conclusion mat it might be wise to wait until the war Is over before 1e- Cidins! that W(t nrp pnlna in t,,in Iwo Jima, the Marlannas, etc., over io some international au thority. a a DERSONALLY, I do not see any inconsistency between the Atlantic Charter and "grab bing" bases. If we believe in the Atlantic Charter and we do, then we will need the bases to see that our Ideals are not submerg ed in this world. True enough thr charter pledges freedom for all people and no territorial ag grandizement, but Jap held Islands would not be taken by us for empire purposes. They hold no commercial value which would make us want them. "Ag grandizement" is hardly the word to describe what Adm. King and other army-navy lead ers have demanded. We want '.si rom Were I I guess our town doesn't like rationing any better than other folks. But when a fellow went from door to door the other day, peddlinR butter, cheese, and ba con without points, he didn't And a single taker. Krl Carey's mlaans, Sarah, sauimed It op. "I'd Just be ashamed to have that butter on my table," Snrah says. "I'd a hrap rather have my family and guesta pnt op with what I can serve honestly, than give 'em treat from the Black Market." A ft, 11S if a Strut kCwrilK Eh I m them for defense, to make sure we are not attacked, and as long as we stand firmly upon the Atlantic Charter as the basis for our foreign Dollcy. we are on sound ground. No Just complaint could possibly be lodged against us that we are violating our principles In taking what we need to maintain tftem. "Grabbing" is another word which hardly applies. We al ready have those islands. There are a lot of graves out there to tell how we took them. Our men went in there fighting and dying to acquire air and land positions for the defeat of Japan, and if you want to characterize the venture from the idealistic stand point, we went in there to make the world safe for democracy and the Atlantic Charter. That is what our troops would tell you. By no stretch of a Just imagina tion would other nations call the action a land-grab. Final arrangements have been completed for the annual May Fellowship Day program of the Medford Council of Church Wo men which is to be Friday at the First Methodist church, Main and Laurel streets. Reservations for the luncheon must be made with Mrs. C. Earl Bradfish, phone 3646, by tonight. Luncheon on a Noah s Ark theme is to be served at 1 o'clock. Special favors are being provided for the tables and wom en attending are to be paired for table places by means of match ing cards marked with animal figures. A surprise feature is planned for the luncheon menu, it is said, and Miss Jean Farley will present a program of vocal music. Five speakers will present various phases of the program topic, "Our Town." Comment ing on the fellowship program the national president of the council, Mrs. Harper Sibley of Rochester, N. Y., stated "Ameri ca has dared to anticipate the creation of one world by wel coming to her shores people of every race, tongue, nation and religion. Let us see to it that all these Americans are sharing in the privileges which are ours, let us ferret out those customs, attitudes and practices which are unworthy and un-American that our beloved country may come to its new responsibility with clean hands." Grants Pass, May 2. A com mission representing veterans' organizations of the county has been appointed by the county court, under provisions of a state law, t,o consider and evalu ate all proposals for a memorial for those who give their lives in World War II, and to receive contributions of land and money for the erection of a memorial. The appointment was made as a result of a request made to the county court by Commander J. A. Drolette of the Josephine County Veteran's council, and W. R. Faris, past commander of the organization. Several civic and veterans' organizations have urged that such a commission be named, the most recent requests being made by the Junior Cham ber of Commerce and the Amer ican Legion. Penicillin production has passed 200 billion unit per! month. That is less than 10 pounds. ) Advertisement Slt - Je Marsh. CHURCH COUNCIL UN ARRANGE FELLOWSHIP DAY JOSEPHINE COUNTY TO PLAN MEMORIAL EOR HEROIC DEAD Black Market Versus Brighter Meals These days, most people are agreed that a simple menu of un rationed foods and substitutes Is a badge of honor ... no apolo gies required! And from where I alt. house wives ran brighten limited meals with cheerful table decorations, eparkllng ctaVr or tangy Ice-cold beer, or aide dishes of home made preserves and fruits and ant. Those little touches can be mighty helpful to the appetite. floe $Ud tVW -SlaJet Bmm Fa Flight Time Medford and Jackson Co. His tory from the files of the Mail Tribune 10. 20 and 34 rars ago. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY May 2, 1935 at was Thursday) Unexpected cold causes gen eral smudging in valley. Test case on poultry handling to aeciae vanauy ui nnrt, uwum supreme court. Goerjng, German air minister reports Nazi plane strength is equal to any foe. Workmen start clearing debris of fire destroyed state capitol at Salem, Prowler steals silverware from Episcopal church. First baseball game of season a', fairgrounds Sunday. Applegate stockmen organize to battle rustlers. Oregon Dollars for Oregon Product Week starts Monday. Fair. Higlj 64, low 34 degrees. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY - May 2. 1925 (It was Saturday) Burglars again rob Faber store at Central Point. Seven Oaks service station opens for season. Oregon to get ten million dol lars in federal funds for work coming year. ' Hill lines to be extended to Klamath Falls. Fair. High 76, low 41 degrees. THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO TODAY May 2, 1911 - (It was Tuesday) Local gas plant out of com mission, resulting In many cold breakfasts. Al G. Barnes circus pitches tents near P. & E. depot. Local merchants victimized by check artist to tune of $250. ROSSlCCEEDS WEATHERFORD AS PASTORS' LEADER Milo Ross, pastor of Friends Church, was elected president of the Medford Ministerial Associa tion to complete the unexpired term of Rev. Fred M. Weather ford at a meeting of the associa tion held at the Church of the Nazarene yesterday. Rev. Stan ley Keller of the Brethren Church was elected as secretary to complete Ross' unexpired term. Rev. Weatherford recently re signed his pastorate at the Church of the Nazarene to ac cept a call to a large Portland church. He expects to assume his new duties the latter part of the month. Because Rev. Weatherford will be in Eugene the rest of the week where he is attending the annual district assembly, plans for the VE day celebration were revised. If VE day comes on Sunday and Is announced in the fore noon, services will be held in the Presbyterian church at 3 p. m. If announced Sunday after noon every church Is asked to observe the occasion independ ently. If VE day comes before noon on a week-day, union serv ices will be held at 3 p. m. in the Presbyterian church. If an nounced in the afternoon of a week-day services will be held at 7:30 p. m. In the Presbyterian cnurch. The postoffice at Prosperity, N. C, was discontinued during the depression and has never been re-opened. A THRILLING LECTURE LIFE ON THE AMAZON" By L. B. HALLIWELL Who has spent 14 years exploring earth's greatest water system, the mighty Amazon, with its hundreds of tributaries. The lecture will be made graphic with SCREEN PICTURES THURSDAY-8.00 P.M. SEVENTH - DAY ADVEIITIST CHURCH CORNER OF EDWARDS and BEATTY STREETS ALU WELCOME SEATS FREE TO BRING CITY BETTER RETURN The California-Pacific Utilities Co. gas franchise was renewed last night by the city council in regular meeting. The franchise, which expired in March, was re newed for 10 years. Under the new terms, the company will pay the city a percentage of the gross receipts. For the first three years, one per cent of the gross receipts will be paid; one and one-half per cent for the next three years and two per cent for the remaining four years. The former franchise, which was in effect for 30 years, called for five per cent of the gross receipts on illuminating gas only to be paid to the city. As this type of gas was not used in Medford in later years, It re sulted In no revenue to the city. The council approved the sale of three city lots. Lots 7 and 8, Block 5, Euclid Park addition, to Frank Gray, $200 .for each lot and lot 9, Parker place, to Claude R. Oldam for $175. Daily Weather Report FORECASTS b.iu -,w,,ijr. vicar io part ly cloudy tonight and Thursday. Con- . """Biii puruon ana h Tk ' eastern poruon tonight ...... ...... -""j , w. wt-uuunai ugm rains west of Cascades tonight and niuinn;. aufiiiuy cooler west ponton tonight. LOCAL DATA . ' " . -l D,U IMUU. Highest 84; Lowest 30. ucucicncy lor me montn: .04 inches. Total precipitation alnce September I, 1944: 14.18 inches. Deficiency for the season: JO inches. terday 25; 4:30 today 81. ' - lomuiioff Sunrise 6:09 a. m., Sunset 8:10 p. m. mgn low t-rec. J8 .08 .28 Roseburg Gal l.lr. Ran Frnnlipn Seattle . Snnbaiu Washlngton.'bl'c zaKima Boise x" 2ij Boston ?7 42 Chicago S4 40 Denver f 45 Eureka , , -03 48 Havre 33 Los Angeles 74 50 Medford ...9 1 51 New York -.... .50 43 Omaha .GO 50 Phoenix Q S9 Portland ..83 81 Rnnn R7 d9 m 55 77 41 64 48 70 50 75 43 53 35 ; 80 44 BREAD IS AT ITS BEST FOR LUNCHES WHEN IT'S The Texas annexation resolu tion provides that, with consent of the Lone Star State, Texas may be divided into five states at any time. Use Mall Tribune Want Ada. PEEL'S SERVICE Any Place! Any Time! Always Dependable! . 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